Cinematic background from To Live 1994 - Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry. Addicted to gambling, Fugui loses everything. In the years that follow he is pressed into both the nationalist and communist armies, while Jiazhen is forced into menial work.
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman in a chinese dress looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman sitting in front of a man holding a towel; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting around a table with candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two men standing next to each other in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting at a table with books; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man is helping another man put on a jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young boy holding a bowl in his hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting around eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman laying in a bed together; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing in front of a table with bowls and cups on top of it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – An older man in a black hat is praying; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man is serving food to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a shaved head and a bald head looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young boy is eating noodles with a spoon; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a hat is smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman standing in front of a painting of mao zedong; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting at a table with a cup of tea; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man wearing a hat and a scarf is talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a shaved head and a black tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – An old man sitting on a chair eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two men sitting at a table with plates of food in front of them; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man wearing a hat and a scarf in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing next to each other wearing hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting in a room with smoke coming out of a chimney; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman standing in front of a mural of mao zedong; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a bandage on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman are standing in a room together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man wearing a straw hat with a bird on his shoulder; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man in a monk's outfit is cutting paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman in a room with a child in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A large group of people sitting at a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing in front of a mural of mao zedong; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man wearing a hat and a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – An old man sitting in a rickshaw in an asian village; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing next to a woman in a green jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman in a plaid shirt poses for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting on the ground in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man standing next to a boy next to a bicycle; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man holding a cell phone in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman sitting next to a little girl; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting at a table with a plate of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man with a shaved head is standing next to a crowd of onlookers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young boy standing on the side of the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man wearing a green shirt and a red pin; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man in a green shirt and a green hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person walking through a dark alley way; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man sitting at a table drinking a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two people walking down a street near a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young girl in a military uniform is surrounded by a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman holding a baby while walking down a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a pink dress is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman in a plaid shirt is looking at the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young asian boy with a black dot on his forehead; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman sitting at a table with bowls of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of men standing around each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman sitting at a table looking at an album; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – Two men sitting in front of a painting of chinese writing; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young woman in a floral dress is looking down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A little girl smiling and holding two bottles; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A woman is putting a flower in a girl's hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A young boy smiling for the camera with a group of people in the background; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on a bench; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A man is pulling a cart full of luggage down the street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people sitting on top of a floor; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “To Live” (1994), directed by Yimou Zhang – A group of people standing around each other in the dark; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle